Chapter One: Stolen Kisses

"Stolen Kisses are always the sweetest"-Leigh Hunt

It had been two weeks since I had seen Ezra for more than 20 minutes. I had been working so much that we never had time together. Graduation was next week and so I was busy with finals too. Yesterday was my last day so tonight we were going out for some celebratory dinner. We had just told my parents that Ezra and I were dating last week, much to their surprise. Mom handled it the best, by grounding me for a week and then un-grounding me a day later when I threatened to move in with him. Dad didn't talk to me until today, when he asked for the salt at dinner. Hanna was perched on my bed, helping me to decide what to wear.

"Here, try this on," Hanna said, handing me a white lacy dress. I slipped it on. Hanna's bright blue eyes were gleaming. She threw a black, distressed leather crop jacket at me, all the while looking like she was enjoying it.

"Wear the turquoise feather earrings and the turquoise stone bracelet. Tights maybe," She was definitely in her element.

I found the accessories she had ordered as she looked through my drawers for a pair of tights or leggings.

"No leggings, that would be too much," she said, turning up empty handed. "Now for shoes," she said, rummaging through my closet. "Oh these are to die for, Aria! I can't believe you've been holding out on me!" I chuckled to myself. I put on the black anklet platform bootie.

"Thanks Hanna. I owe you," I told her, giving her a hug.

"I know how you can repay me; those Steve Maddens would look just as good on you as they would on me." I laughed at her hint and nodded my head. Just then my phone went off.

Ezra Fitz:

I'm outside. Want me to come in?

I typed back a quickly as possible.

Yeah you probably should. Not good in the parent department.

"Well, I better scoot then, have fun!" Hanna said, taking another pair of my Steve Maddens (that she had bought for me) and scuffled down the stairs. I picked up my purse, primped my dark brown hair in the mirror, checked my makeup and followed her down the stairs as Ezra rang the doorbell. Thankfully, my dad got it. Now he could feel like he had a normal experience, seeing his daughter off on a date.

I took my time now, slowly watching Ezra come in the door in his usual clothes, a white button down, grey tie and khaki pants . My dad shook his hand and Ezra, of course, turned on the charm.

"Why don't you come in the living room? I want to talk to you." Uh-oh, this couldn't be good. I followed slowly. Ezra was sitting, looking relaxed; my dad, on the other hand, looked quite the opposite.

"We just want to make sure that you'll treat her well. She is still a teenager and we want to protect her," was all I caught as I rounded the corner.

"Aria," my dad said, trying to cover up that fact that he was giving my grown boyfriend a speech that I'm sure he has heard plenty of times.

"Okay Dad, we're going now," I said looking at Ezra who looked so relaxed it was almost cruel.

"Alright, have a fun time. Be back by midnight." I waved him off as Ezra and I went out to his car. He opened the door for me and went over to the driver's side.

"Where to?" I asked as we drove away from my house.

"I was thinking Rosewood Grille just keep it local, if that's okay with you," He said, flipping on his blinker.

"Yeah that's cool with me, and sorry about my dad, he's always like that," I smiled.

"Yeah it's fine." He turned up the radio and I heard the mix CD I had made him a few weeks earlier. It was the song that we met to what felt like forever ago.

"Happiness," Was all I had to say. He smiled.

"This song is the only thing that makes me smile some days. Especially on days I don't get to see you." We were now pulling into the parking lot. After my parents found out about our whole relationship, we pretty much let the town say whatever they wanted behind our backs.

"You're the only guy I know who isn't afraid to touch mushy with a 10-foot pole," I joked as he parked. I saw him shrug as he took the key out of the ignition.

We were getting back into his car after we ate when he suddenly looked at me.

"Do you want to come back to my place?" He looked like he was planning something. Something big.

"Yeah. I'll just let my dad know that we decided to go to a movie or something and that I'll be home late." He nodded as we drove off in an opposite direction, towards his apartment.

When we arrived, I plopped down on the couch (as usual) while he did something in his bedroom, probably changing out of his nice clothes.

Sure enough, a few seconds later, as I was slipping out of my shoes and about to take my jacket off, he came back out without the tie and just his undershirt and khakis on. I smiled at him as he slid onto the couch next to me. He glided his hands around my face, cupping my cheeks. He stared at me for a second before he kissed me passionately.

It became really heated as his tongue ran along my bottom lip, begging for entrance. I gladly opened my mouth. Our tongues were battling for dominance and we were soon farther than we had ever gone. He broke away and took my hand. Leading me to his bedroom, our lips met again in a fiery heat. Ezra kicked his leg backwards, shutting the door firmly behind us.

A/N: Thank you to my lovely Beta ThirteenXSeventeenXNineteen she wrote the wonderful kiss scene that you just read! I did have another version of this up but it was the rough edit and so I just had to re-publish the final version. Hope you liked it!